Breaking News Emails Get breaking news alerts and special reports. The news and stories that matter, delivered weekday mornings. SUBSCRIBE May 25, 2019, 10:53 AM UTC By Max Burman The U.S. decision to deploy more troops to the Middle East amid simmering tensions with Iran is “highly dangerous,” the...

May 25, 2019, 10:15 AM UTC By Seth Shostak Maybe you’ve never seen any space aliens, but recent polls indicate that up to 6 percent of Americans claim to have been abducted by them. The experience doesn’t sound pleasant. The extraterrestrials are often said to take their captives to...

Microsoft appears to be readying a special Fortnite-style version of the company’s Xbox One S console. WinFuture reports that Microsoft will release a purple edition of the Xbox One S in the coming weeks, in a bundle designed for Fortnite fans. The Xbox One S Fortnite Limited Edition will...

Brian Krebs has revealed that a company that primarily works in real estate insurance has left as many as 885 million records exposed on its website — going back to 2003. First American Financial Corp’s big mistake should have been obvious to anybody who would have given a second...

Snap is in talks with Sony Music Entertainment, Universal Music Group, and Warner Music Group to license songs for users to embed in posts, according to a Wall Street Journal report. The deal would give users access to a broad catalog of songs to post on Snapchat, much like...

By all accounts, the OnePlus 7 Pro is the nicest phone released by the company yet — with a higher price that reflects as much. But some early buyers are reporting that they’ve noticed phantom screen presses, where apps are responding as if something on the screen had been...

To those outside of YouTube, Social Blade is just another analytics site that tracks subscriber growth or loss. But it’s not. Social Blade has become a crucial component to being a YouTube creator, providing creators with numbers to prove why they matter as a community. Now, Social Blade’s time...

Swedish music hardware company Teenage Engineering has developed a cult following around their design-forward synthesizers. Now it’s expanded into another portion of the music industry and launched a record label. Naturally called Teenage Engineering Records, the company says the label only has two rules for releases: “it needs to...

By Lauren Rearick A 19-year-old is among 25 McDonald’s employees who have come forward with allegations of sexual misconduct, citing instances they say occurred at restaurants and the chain’s corporate headquarters, USA Today reports. In an interview with The New York Times, 19-year-old Brittany Hoyos detailed the misconduct she...

Thirteen years after Shakira belly danced her way to the top of the charts with “Hips Don’t Lie,” Ally Brooke has given us a similarly tantalizing single with “Lips Don’t Lie.” The new track, which features A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie, arrived on Friday (May 24), accompanied by a...

Breaking News Emails Get breaking news alerts and special reports. The news and stories that matter, delivered weekday mornings. SUBSCRIBE May 24, 2019, 7:13 PM UTC By Associated Press Pro football players may be more likely to die from degenerative brain diseases and heart problems than baseball players but...

Breaking News Emails Get breaking news alerts and special reports. The news and stories that matter, delivered weekday mornings. SUBSCRIBE May 25, 2019, 4:40 AM UTC / Updated May 25, 2019, 4:58 AM UTC By Dennis Romero A 35-year-old hiker who was missing for more than two weeks was found...

The President has directed U.S. intelligence agencies to cooperate “quickly and fully” with Attorney General William Barr’s probe of the origins of the Russia investigation, giving Barr the power to declassify information — a virtually unprecedented move.May 24, 2019

At least 140 tornadoes were reported since Sunday across the Great Plains, with the most destructive tearing through Jefferson City, Missouri. A new storm threat is rolling in through Memorial Day weekend, bringing new concerns to areas still reeling.May 24, 2019

“He thought that he could own me, but he was wrong… I will always have my freedom and he will not,” 13-year-old Jayme Closs said in a statement read at the sentencing hearing for Jake Patterson, the man who kidnapped her and murdered her parents.May 24, 2019

Breaking News Emails Get breaking news alerts and special reports. The news and stories that matter, delivered weekday mornings. SUBSCRIBE May 24, 2019, 5:18 PM UTC / Source: CNBC.com By Sarah O’Brien, CNBC Lawmakers in the House of Representatives have passed a bill that aims to improve the nation’s...

Image copyright PAImage caption John McDonnell said nationalisation of the energy network and new investment could create thousands of jobs Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell has told Scottish Labour’s conference that a “green industrial revolution” could create 50,000 jobs in Scotland. The MP told delegates in Dundee that Scotland could...

Image copyright Getty ImagesImage caption Employees were told not to connect to the company network by notices on the doors of Hydro’s offices A cyber-attack on a Norwegian aluminium company has cost it at least 300 million Norwegian kroner (£25.6m). Hydro, which employs 35,000 people in 40 countries, was...

Image copyright Getty Images Energy supplier Economy Energy has been banned from taking on new customers until it improves its customer service. The energy regulator, Ofgem, said the ban would remain in place for three months to allow the firm to improve its customer contact procedures. It must also...

Image caption Families joined forces to protest outside a Taylor Wimpey development It took seven families two years, but a group of homeowners in Scotland has taken on a housing giant in order to have their “crumbling” new-build homes repaired. It’s part of a broader, UK-wide issue – this...

Image copyright Getty Images Standard Chartered bank is being fined $1.1bn (£843m) for violating US sanctions against Iran and over inadequate financial crime controls. The penalties, imposed in connection with a range of different investigations in the US and the UK, all date back to before 2014. The London-based...

Image copyright Getty Images China has passed a new foreign investment law in a move widely seen as an effort to facilitate US trade talks. Delegates voted overwhelmingly in favour of the law on the final day of the National People’s Congress (NPC). The measure is seen as a...

Image copyright Austin Jones/Facebook A former YouTube star has been sentenced to ten years in prison in the US after pleading guilty to a charge of receiving indecent images of children. Austin Jones admitted encouraging six underage girls to send him sexually explicit videos in private messages, telling some...

print-edition icon Print edition | Business Apr 6th 2019 FOR YEARS investors dreamed of peering into the books of Saudi Aramco, the oil colossus wholly owned by Saudi Arabia. On April 1st they got their wish. A 469-page bond prospectus revealed $111bn in net income last year, more than...

As manufacturing becomes more automated, it will employ fewer people. As the new wave of automation comes, will the number of jobs continue to fall? And where will the new jobs appear? This is part of the BBC’s Disruptors series. You can read the full article here. Animation: Zoe...

Image copyright VLSAImage caption The VLSA stand at Business Show 2019 Whether it’s effective, inappropriate or both, some firms still use women in skimpy dresses to market their wares. Visitors to this week’s Business Show 2019 have expressed surprise and dismay that an exhibitor used “booth babes” to attract...

Image copyright Manuel Mazzaro Image caption Matias Fernandez Moore travelled the world to try to save his workers’ jobs The BBC’s weekly The Boss series profiles a different business leader from around the world. This week we speak to Matias Fernandez Moore, chief executive of Argentine leather products firm...

Image copyright Getty Images The amount households spent each week in 2018 climbed to £572.60, the highest level since 2005, according to the latest Family Spending Survey from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). But families had to borrow, or use up savings, to fund their spending and investment...

Image copyright Getty Images The UK’s largest current account provider has reported problems with its online banking service. Lloyds Banking Group said some customers with Lloyds’ accounts faced “intermittent issues” when trying to log onto the online system. It has apologised and says it is trying to resolve the...

Microsoft appears to be readying a special Fortnite-style version of the company’s Xbox One S console. WinFuture reports that Microsoft will release a purple edition of the Xbox One S in the coming weeks, in a bundle designed for Fortnite fans. The Xbox One S Fortnite Limited Edition will...

Brian Krebs has revealed that a company that primarily works in real estate insurance has left as many as 885 million records exposed on its website — going back to 2003. First American Financial Corp’s big mistake should have been obvious to anybody who would have given a second...

Snap is in talks with Sony Music Entertainment, Universal Music Group, and Warner Music Group to license songs for users to embed in posts, according to a Wall Street Journal report. The deal would give users access to a broad catalog of songs to post on Snapchat, much like...

By all accounts, the OnePlus 7 Pro is the nicest phone released by the company yet — with a higher price that reflects as much. But some early buyers are reporting that they’ve noticed phantom screen presses, where apps are responding as if something on the screen had been...

Breaking News Emails Get breaking news alerts and special reports. The news and stories that matter, delivered weekday mornings. SUBSCRIBE May 25, 2019, 8:12 AM UTC By Keir Simmons GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Islamic Jihad militants will not be drawn into a war between Iran and the United...

Breaking News Emails Get breaking news alerts and special reports. The news and stories that matter, delivered weekday mornings. SUBSCRIBE May 25, 2019, 3:03 AM UTC By Associated Press TOKYO — U.S. national security adviser John Bolton has called a series of short-range missile tests by North Korea a...

Breaking News Emails Get breaking news alerts and special reports. The news and stories that matter, delivered weekday mornings. SUBSCRIBE May 24, 2019, 2:53 PM UTC By Rachel Elbaum and Patrick Smith LONDON — When Theresa May became prime minister she was hailed as a woman who could get...

Suicide Squad has been out for nearly three years now, and there were a a lot of colorful characters we followed along with during that tale. One of those was Harley Quinn, played by Margot Robbie. Other than The Joker and Batman, Harley was arguably the most recognizable DC...

40 minutes ago If you thought Superman’s fight with General Zod in Man of Steel was destructive, you ain’t seen nothing yet. Next weekend’s Godzilla: King of the Monsters pits the titular beast against a host of other Titans in a wildly destructive battle for dominance over the planet....

1 hour ago With the Game of Thrones series finale still fresh on our minds, seeing Sophie Turner move on from Sansa Stark to Jean Grey in less than a month is destined to attract comparisons. Ahead of the next X-Men film’s summer release, Turner has noticed some similarities...

26 minutes ago At this point, it is basically a given that Pixar movies are going to make you cry. The tear-jerking nature of these films is so well established that a box of tissues could replace Luxo Jr. as the company’s mascot. This holds especially true for Pixar’s...

Breaking News Emails Get breaking news alerts and special reports. The news and stories that matter, delivered weekday mornings. SUBSCRIBE May 24, 2019, 7:13 PM UTC By Associated Press Pro football players may be more likely to die from degenerative brain diseases and heart problems than baseball players but...

Actor Jon Voight expressed his support for President Trump, declaring him “the greatest president since Abraham Lincoln” in a two-part video message posted on Twitter on Friday night. Voight, one of the very few outspoken conservative actors in Hollywood, spoke directly to the “people of the Republican Party.” VOIGHT: THE LEFT...